Charges filed against Missouri man for Tomah hotel standoff
Monroe Co. Sheriff's Dept.
Ken Roark
SPARTA, Wis. -- A Missouri man faces multiple charges for a seven-hour standoff with authorities at a Tomah hotel.
Prosecutors filed seven counts against 22-year-old Kenneth Roark of Seneca, Missouri,, including second-degree recklessly endangering safety, possession of a firearm while intoxicated and possession of THC and drug paraphernalia.
Authorities were called to the Super 8 in Tomah January 22 after Roark, who may have been intoxicated, was seen with a firearm.
Tomah Police, along with the Monroe County SWAT team and Wisconsin State Patrol, sealed off the hotel and tried unsuccessfully to talk with Roark for seven hours before they forced him from his room using chemicals.
Formal is expected to appear in court again February 6.
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